First aid cabinet



Jan. 26, 1965 P, MAN|N| 3,167,370

FIRST AID CABINET Filed March 2, 1962 H TTOR NE Y United States Patent G 3,167,370 FIRST AID CABINET Louis P. Mancini, 129 Braidburn Road, Florham Park, NJ.

Filed Mar. 2, 1962, Ser. No. 177,094 3 Claims. (Cl. S12- 209) This invention relates to portable first aid cabinets formed from molded plastic material, wherein the cabinet is of such size and dimension as to be stored on the shelf of standard cabinets as used in bathrooms. More particularly, the invention deals with the forma-tion of the cabinet body in a manner to simplify and economize on the formation of the cabinet body while, at the same time, providing means for supporting a desired drawer arrangement in the major part ofthe cabinet body. Further, the invention deals in a cabinet body structure of the character delined, wherein one side of the body is fashioned to form supports for special types of containers.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which: Y

FIG. l is a diagrammatic perspective View of the molded body of the cabinet, diagrammatically illustrating the several drawer compartments and drawer supporting means and a special support in one deep compartment of the cabinet body.

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic section, substantially on the line 2-2 of FIG. l, illustrating drawer members arranged in the body and diagrammatically illustrating one product support, with the product diagrammatically illustrated thereon in elevation.

FIG. 3 is a section, substantially on the line 3-3 of FIG. l, showing only part of the construction and illustrating drawers arranged in -the rcabinet body; and FIG. ,4.is a view, similar to FIG. 3, but taken substantially on the line 4 4 of FIG. l.

Considering FIG. l of the drawing, I have shown at lil the molded body of the cabinet. This body is dened by a top wall 11, bottom wall 12, side walls 13 and 14 and a back wall 15. Integral with the top and bottom walls and the back wall is one vertical partition 16 which divides the cabinet body into a substantially rectangular area at one side of the body, the right side, as shown in FIG. 1, and a vertically deep area at the other left side thereof. The righthand area is formed into four corner rectangular drawer compartments, namely two top compartments 17 and 18, and two lower compartments 19 and 20. The compartments 17 and 18 are formed by vertical side walls 21, 22 and bottom walls 23 and 24, the walls 21, 22 being integral with the top wall 11 and the back wall and the walls 23 and 24 are integral with the partition 16 and side wall 14, respectively, and the back wall 15.

In like manner, the compartments 19 and 20 are formed by side walls 25, 26 integral with the bottom wail 12 and the back wall 15 and top walls 27 and 28 integral with 16, 14 and 15, in the same manner as the bottom walls 23 and 24. The walls 21, 22, 25, 26 form therebetween drawer compartments 29 and 30, respectively, generally similar, in contour, to the compartments 17-20. The bottom o-f the compartment 30 is formed by the bottom wall 12; whereas, the lower end of the compartment 29 simply has side cleats 31 integral with the walls 21 and 22, respectively, and the forward ends of which are preferably set inwardly, as indicated at 31.

The left side of the cabinet body 10 has cleats 32 on inner surfaces of the Wall 13 and partition 16, which are similar to the cleats 31 and form an upper drawer com- 3,167,370 Patented Jan. 26, 1965 partment 33, in which a drawer is mounted, as later described. Y The lower and deeper compartment 34 has, integral with the back wall, the side wall 13 and the partition 16, an inwardly projecting shelf portion 35, spaced with respect to the bottom 12 of the cabinet to, form above the shelf 35 a space for the recept-ion of a special package or container 36, diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing. This package is" relatively narrow, leaving a deep area forwardly thereof for reception of bottles or similar containers for first aid treatment to be stored in the compartment 34. This compartment 34 is closed by a drawer 37, shown, in section, in FIG. 2 of the drawing. The drawer has a front wall 38 extending to and overlying the inwardly set forward ends of the cleats 32, as indicated at 32 in FIG. 2. The front wall 38 preferably has an inwardly set rounded portion 39, with a centrally projecting fngerpiece portion 40 facilitating handling of the drawer. The drawer 37 has a bottom wall 41, on which bottles or other containers are positioned and a rear wall 42 arranged beneath the shelf 35, as clearly shown. Arranged in the compartment 33 is a drawer 43, generally similar in cross-sectional contour to the drawer 37, except that the front wall 44 isof less depth than the front wall 38 and the back wall 45 is of greater height.l 'Ihe bottom wall 46 is arranged in alinement with the upper edge of .the wall 38 of the lower drawer 37.

At 47 I have shown six similar drawers operating in the compartments 17, 18, 19, 20, 29 and 30. These drawers are generally of the same construction as the drawer 43, except for the fact that the drawers 47 lit in compartments which are generally rectangular in cross-sectional form; whereas, the drawer 43 tits in the longitudinally elongated compartment 33. To simplify this description, no further detail description of the drawers 47 will be given, as all of these drawers will have the same inwardly set portions and iingerpiece knobs, as at 39, 40, applied to the drawer 37, the only difference in the drawers 47 being that the drawer 47 arranged in and operating in the compartment 29 will have a depending lip portion 47', note FIG. 3, to overlie the forward inwardly set edge 31 of the cleats 31.

Formed between the lower walls 23, 24 and the upper walls 27, 28 is one elongated drawer compartment 4S, in which a drawer 49 is operated. The drawer 49 has a front wall 50, generally similar to the front wall of the drawers 47, except that two of the inwardly set rounded portions 39 will be employed. Only one of these is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, but one will be positioned at each end portion of the wall 50 to provide better handling of the long drawer 47. The bottom wall 51 of the drawer 49 rests upon and operates upon the top walls 27 and 28 and the back wall 52 is generally of the same height as the rear walls of the drawers 47. From the above description, it will be apparent that, when all of the drawers 47 and 49 are in position in the compartments 17-20; 29, 39 and 48, the forward edges of the walls 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 will be exposed at the front of the cabinet and this, in combination with the front edges of the top and bottom walls bordering the compartments 29 and 30 and the portions of the side wall 14 and partition wail 16 bordering the ends of the compartment 48, will define a lined cross and these edges can be suitably colored to stand out as an outlined cross in the resulting first aid cabinet.

The drawers in the several compartments of the cabinet are adapted to provide storage for numerous types and kinds of equipment characterizing a practical first aid cabinet and, by way of illustration, a few of such articles may comprise sterile bandage, cotton, adhesive tape, finger bands, sterile gauze pads and standard types of remedies for treatment of wounds, burns, accidental poisonings and For purposes of description,

ner clearly l illustrated Yin `FIG.: 1; theV molding iopera-tionIV for producing the cabinet body isv materially simplified and the amount of matealemployed is reduced and,

further,1by.standardizing on the sizeofA several'of the drawers employed, the overall cost inrproduction of the complete cabinet* is minimized andthe weig'ltj ofv the cabinet reduced. Y i

the iwausfzi, 273,922,y 24,1 s v sole-support of aV drawerbetween said'upper-corner com- 25, 27, 26, 28 may be saidto comprise angularly disposedf Wallsfdening partrof the four corner compartments. The walls23, 27,274,28vare horizontal Walls and partially deL.;

tine the central elongated compartment 48; whereas, the

walls 21,222, 25, 26 are vertical walls, which partially dene the upperandlower intermediatecompartments 29 and 30. VStill further, considering the large rectangular area, in referring to this area, the partition wall 145 vcan be regarded as a side wall of such area. A

Having fully described my invention, what I claimj as new and desire to secure lby Letters Patents: .f-

means integralwithv top, bottom and back walls and said partition wall andone sidewall for dividing the large area' into four spaced corner rectangular drawer receiving compartments, said means including spaced' vertical and horizontaljwalls, forming, in combination with the .first named Walls ovfs'aid largeY area, four boundaryfwalls for each of said fourcompartmentasaid four corner cornpartmentsforming withimsaid cabinet body a compart-V ment cross-shaped in crossesectionalform extending the full depth `of thev cabinet body, the vertical wallsV ofthe upper corner compartments having on the lower adjacent surfaces inwardly projecting drawer'sup'p'orting cleats for partments, another drawer being adaptedvto bensu'pported upon ythe bottom wall of the., cabinet between lower corner compartments, Athat part of the cross-shaped compartment, intermediate the upper and lower compartments, being adapted to receive one elongated drawer, vsaid small area extendingthey full vdepth ,of the cabinet body, and the inner surface of the other sidewall and adjacent surface of vsaid vertical partition having alinedintegral cleatsY de- Y l ning, in combination lwith the topwall, said last named 1. In artirst yaid cabinet of thecllar'acter described, a j

'cabinet body'deined by integrallyjoined top, bottom,'side and back walls, means integral withtop, bottom, side -and back walls forming four spacedv corner rectangular drawer receiving compartments within *the cabinet body, said means including spaced Vverticalr and horizontal wallsr forming, in combination withtheirst named walls, fourl 'i boundary walls for each `ofwsaid four compartments, said four. corner compartments `forming,within said cabinety body a compartment cross-shapedin cross-sectional form extending the full depth vvof said cabinet body, andV the vertical walls of the upper corner compartmentshaving on the lower adjacent surfaces inwardly projecting drawer supporting cleats. Y l i 2. `In a iirst aid'cabinet ofl the character described, a

side nwalland partition, yan upperv drawer receiving compartment and a lower drawer receiving compartment.

.3. A cabinetas deiined` inclaim 2, vwherein ya drawer isr mounted in said lower drawer receiving compartment, the forward edges of allV of said cleats being set inwardly with respect to V'the ,forward edges of'thel cabinet, said Vvfirst named vdrawer including on a frontwall thereof a projecting portion overlying y.the .frst named cleats, and

the upper edge oa frontwall of said last named drawer cabinet body defined by bordering integrally joined top,

bottom, side and back walls, a vertical partition. wall spaced intermediate the side walls and integrally joining the top, .bottom and -backwalls, Vsaid partitiondividing the body into large and small areas, the large areajhaving *overlying the second, named cl'eats'l n i References VCited in the tile of thisV patent f Y UNITED lSTATES "PATENTSY v 1,833,081 Kilmer Nov. 24, 1931 2,309,882 ',Bescherer Q Feb. 2, 1943 2,432,818 Schults` Dec.:l6, 1947 .2,739,863 VFerris, 1 Marv.f27, 1956 2,762,677 y Reeves I .l Sept. l1, 1956 2,999,583` f Mancini Sept. 12, 1961 

1. IN A FIRST AID CABINET OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED, A CABINET BODY DEFINED BY INTEGRALLY JOINED TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE AND BACK WALLS, MEANS INTEGRAL WITH TOP, BOTTOM, SIDE AND BACK WALLS FORMING FOUR SPACED CORNER RECTANGULAR DRAWER RECEIVING COMPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CABINET BODY, SAID MEANS INCLUDING SPACED VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WALLS FORMING, IN COMBINATION WITH THE FIRST NAMED WALLS, FOUR BOUNDARY WALLS FOR EACH OF SAID FOUR COMPARTMENTS, SAID FOUR CORNERS COMPARTMENTS FORMING WITHIN SAID CABINET BODY A COMPARTMENT CROSS-SHAPED IN CROSS-SECTION FORM EXTENDING THE FULL DEPTH OF SAID CABINET BODY, AND THE VERTICAL WALLS OF THE UPPER CORNER COMPARTMENTS HAVING ON THE LOWER ADJACENT SURFACES INWARDLY PROJECTING DRAWER SUPPORTING CLEATS. 